You're Really Criminal

[Beep! Mission target Xiao Xun'er detected!]

[The first stage of the Xiao Xun'er Acquaintance Mission—Encounter—has now begun.]

[Xiao Xun'er Encounter Reward: Fourth-grade Alchemist Experience, Mortal Realm Soul Power]

[Beep, beep...]

Who was Xiao Xun'er?

Given the System's Nature, it had to be Ye Xin Xia right in front of him.

Dongfang Chen curled his lip.

The System's Prompt Tone kept ringing without pause.

He felt like the System was even more excited to see Ye Xin Xia than he was.

Although the System Voice was a pleasant Big Sister Voice, hearing it too much was annoying.

But when Dongfang Chen saw the rewards the System had given him, its irritating voice suddenly became heavenly music in his ears.

[Beep! Host is near mission target Xiao Xun'er.]

[Congratulations, host! You have completed the first stage of the Xiao Xun'er Acquaintance Mission—Encounter.]

[Reward: Fourth-grade Alchemist Experience, Mortal Realm Soul Power]

The Moment the Reward Was Issued, Dongfang Chen felt his mind clear. In his perception, the whole world seemed to become crystal clear.

On the Dou Qi Continent, becoming an Alchemist required not only Dou Qi with fire and wood attributes, but also Soul Perception that was extraordinary—Soul Power.

Soul Power was divided into four realms: Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Heaven Realm, and Emperor Realm.

Although Dongfang Chen only had Mortal Realm Soul Power, his Soul Power was already quite strong because he had crossed over. And with the Mortal Realm Soul Perception granted by the System, he was probably not far from the Spirit Realm.

Soul Power, if described in terms of the Full-Time Magician World, was Mental Power.

Mental Power in the Full-Time Magician World had nine realms in all.

Dongfang Chen had yet to awaken his magic, so he had no idea what level of Mental Power Mortal Realm Soul Power corresponded to. Still, he guessed it couldn't be too low.

Besides that, a great deal of knowledge about Alchemists had also appeared in Dongfang Chen's mind.

Dongfang Chen felt that if there were a Pill Furnace in front of him, he could immediately refine a perfect Grade 1 Pill.

Why not a Grade 4 Pill? Because he only had Grade 1 medicinal materials on hand.

Dongfang Chen continued chatting with Xiao Xin Xia for a while.

The sweet and adorable Xiao Xin Xia quickly became familiar with Dongfang Chen.

Butler Sai watched the two grow closer, a smile spreading across his face. He said to Ye Chang, "Looks like the young master and your daughter are having a great time together. If you don't have anything else to do, you can start work today."

"No problem."

Ye Chang replied at once, then devoted herself wholeheartedly to her work as a maid.

There was no denying that Ye Chang was a skilled actress. Whether she was cleaning or doing the laundry and cooking, she handled everything with ease.

If Dongfang Chen hadn't already known who she was, anyone would have thought she was just an ordinary woman.

No one would ever guess that this "ordinary" woman was actually a Red Cardinal of the Black Church.

Children seemed to have endless energy when they played, but the moment they settled down, sleepiness overcame them.

Ye Xin Xia was no different.

She really liked Brother Chen, whom she had met for the first time that day.

After all, Brother Chen hadn't looked down on her for having difficulty walking. Instead, he had patiently played all kinds of games with her—even house.

Though Ye Xin Xia wanted to play with Brother Chen a little longer, sleep was already washing over her, making her head start to droop.

When he saw Ye Xin Xia nodding off, Dongfang Chen quieted down too.

They hadn't played too energetically that day.

Ye Xin Xia not only had difficulty walking, but her constitution was also rather weak.

Even a simple game of house left her covered in sweat.

Dongfang Chen guessed that sitting in a wheelchair for years without much exercise had left her constitution frail.

He watched Ye Xin Xia's adorable sleeping face for a while.

Then he looked over at Ye Chang, who was washing dishes nearby, and asked, "Aunt Ye, you haven't been in Bocheng long, have you? Have you found a suitable place to live?"

Ye Chang hadn't expected Dongfang Chen to ask her about something like that. She was taken aback for a moment before replying.

"I haven't found a suitable place yet. Xin Xia and I have been staying at a hotel these past few days."

"If you don't mind, Aunt Ye, you and Xin Xia can stay here."

The house his mother had left behind in Bocheng wasn't very big, but it was large enough for Ye Chang and Ye Xin Xia.

Actually, Dongfang Chen really didn't want to keep Ye Chang around.

After all, this woman was a notorious lunatic in the Black Church. Keeping her nearby was far too risky.

But what could he do? The System had just issued another mission.

[Beep, Original Work plot detected.]

[Xiao Xun'er has had a frail constitution since childhood. Host, please use Dou Qi to help nourish Xiao Xun'er's meridians in advance.]

[Reward: High-grade Profound Tier Dou Technique—Eight Extremes Burst]

The System's prompt made Dongfang Chen's eyes widen.

System, oh System, you're Really Criminal!

As usual, the System was acting up, mistaking Ye Xin Xia for Xiao Xun'er. Even worse, it wanted him to follow Xiao Yan's example and nourish Ye Xin Xia's meridians?

Now the meridian-nourishing plot had even shown up. What next? Was he going to get a Three Year Agreement plot someday?

Dongfang Chen sighed. He had repeatedly stressed that he didn't have any unusual tastes. If the Dou Technique reward weren't so tempting, he absolutely wouldn't do something like nourish her meridians!

"Aunt Ye, Xin Xia's already asleep. You can stay here with her, so you won't have to waste money on a hotel."

Ye Chang looked at Dongfang Chen and nodded. "Since you insist, young master, Xin Xia and I will impose on your hospitality. Staying here will also make it easier for me to look after you."

Butler Sai was responsible for looking after Dongfang Chen, but when it came to caring for a child, he still wasn't as attentive as Ye Chang, a woman.

So when Dongfang Chen invited Ye Chang to stay, Butler Sai didn't object.

He considered himself a good judge of character, and Ye Chang looked like a kind, honest woman.

He was perfectly comfortable leaving the young master in her care.

Butler Sai also began wondering whether he should move out.

After all, men and women should keep their distance. Even though he was getting on in years, it was still best to avoid any impropriety.

So Butler Sai decided to rent a place next door the following day.

When he heard Ye Chang agree to stay, Dongfang Chen put on an innocent smile.

"Then you can carry on, Aunt Ye. I'll take Xin Xia back to her room."

"Sorry for the trouble, young master."

After exchanging a few words with Ye Chang, Dongfang Chen pushed Ye Xin Xia's little wheelchair to the room beside his bedroom.

Once they were inside, Dongfang Chen easily picked Ye Xin Xia up and laid her flat on the bed. After taking off her shoes and socks, he began using Dou Qi to nourish her meridians.

Besides the meridians throughout her body, Dongfang Chen also used a large amount of Dou Qi to nourish those in her feet.

Ye Xin Xia's little feet were like marshmallows—rather tempting.

Dongfang Chen paid so much attention to Ye Xin Xia's feet not because he had some perverted fetish. It was mainly because he had an eye for beauty. Well, that wasn't the whole story.

The main reason was that strengthening the meridians in her feet could further improve Ye Xin Xia's constitution.

Ye Xin Xia's paralysis wasn't caused by a problem with her body, but by her soul.

She had a Parthenon Divine Soul within her. The burden it placed on her kept Ye Xin Xia from standing on her feet.

So all Dongfang Chen could do was use Dou Qi to nourish her body as much as possible. It couldn't make her stand completely, but it could strengthen her constitution, especially the meridians in her feet.

As long as Dongfang Chen kept nourishing Ye Xin Xia with Dou Qi, over time she might even be able to stand on her own feet for a short while.

"Phew... It doesn't cure the root cause, but treating the symptoms is still pretty good."

Although Dongfang Chen was a Dou Zhe and already had plenty of Dou Qi within him, helping Ye Xin Xia nourish her body was still quite exhausting because he wasn't skilled at controlling it.

"All done. Sweet dreams."

Dongfang Chen admired Xiao Xin Xia's sweet sleeping face, then quietly left the room.

Unbeknownst to him, after he left, a blush slowly spread across Ye Xin Xia's cheeks.